For they shall increase the length of thy [a]days and the years of life, and thy prosperity.

Let not [b]mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them on thy [c]neck, and write them upon the table of thine [d]heart.

So shalt thou find favor and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 3:2 Long life is the blessing of God which he giveth to his, so far forth as it is expedient for them.
  2. Proverbs 3:3 By mercy and truth he meaneth the commandments of the first and second table: or else the mercy and faithfulness that we ought to use toward our neighbors.
  3. Proverbs 3:3 Keep them as a most precious jewel.
  4. Proverbs 3:3 Have them ever in remembrance.

for they will prolong your life many years(A)
    and bring you peace and prosperity.(B)

Let love and faithfulness(C) never leave you;
    bind them around your neck,
    write them on the tablet of your heart.(D)
Then you will win favor and a good name
    in the sight of God and man.(E)

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